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England, literary and social, from a German point of view

778 778

Mar 26, 2008 03/08

by Rodenberg, Julius, 1831-1914

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Kent, and the Canterbury tales.--Shakespeare's London.--Coffee-houses and clubs of London.--The Jews in England.--Pictures of English highroads.--Autumn on the English lakes
Topic: England -- Description and travel

England, literary and social, from a German point of view

937 937

Jan 23, 2007 01/07

by Rodenberg, Julius, 1831-1914

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Kent, and the Canterbury tales.--Shakespear's London--Coffee-houses and clubs of London--The Jews in England--Pictures of English highroads--Autumn on the English lakes
Topic: England -- Description and travel

CBC: Spark Podcast

13 13

CBC Spark - 2012-04-01 - Spark 178: 17th C Info Overload, Prince Songs as Proto-texts, and Ham Radio as the Original Social Media

Jul 10, 2013 07/13

by CBC

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Jordan Hermant on the movie Pump Up the Volume as proto-file sharing and blogging. Jo Guldi on the 18th century Open Roads Movement as proto-net neutrality. Michelle Parise on Prince song titles as proto-texts. Colin Newell and Kristin Haring on CB radio/HAM radio as proto-social media. Richard Sennett on class behavior in London coffee houses as proto-status updates. Anaïs Saint-Jude on 17th C information overload as proto-present day information overload.
Topics: CBC, Spark, CBC Spark, Nora Young

159 159

Weekly Comedy, as It Is Dayly Acted at Most Coffee-Houses in London 1699

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159

VIEWS

Mar 27, 2021 03/21

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Weekly Comedy, as It Is Dayly Acted at Most Coffee-Houses in London is a historical journal published in United States focused on Language & Literature. This collection contains microfilm published in 1699.
Topic: Language & Literature

Folkscanomy History: Books of a Historical Nature

279 279

Timbs J Club Life Of London With Anecdotes Of The Clubs, Coffee Houses & Taverns Of The Metropolis During The 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries Vol 1 1866

Jul 2, 2017 07/17

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Timbs J Club Life Of London With Anecdotes Of The Clubs, Coffee Houses & Taverns Of The Metropolis During The 17th, 18th & 19th Centuries Vol 1 1866
Topics: Timbs J Club Life Of London With Anecdotes Of The Clubs, Coffee Houses & Taverns Of The...

Cornell University Library

2,482 2.5K

Old London taverns : historical, descriptive and reminiscent, with some account of the coffee houses, clubs, etc.

Oct 18, 2009 10/09

by Callow, Edward, 1812-1908

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The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions.
Topic: Taverns (Inns)

The city; or, The physiology of London business; with sketches on 'change and at the coffee houses

465 465

Nov 1, 2007 11/07

by Evans, David Morier, 1819-1874

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xii, 211p. 21cm
Topic: London (England) -- Commerce

Centre d'études du 19e siècle français - Joseph Sablé - Centre for 19th Century French Studies

669 669

The City : or, The physiology of London business; with sketches on Change, and at the coffee houses

Aug 5, 2010 08/10

by Evans, D. Morier (David Morier), 1819-1874

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Anonymous. By D. Morier Evans. Cf. Halkett & Laing
Topics: Coffeehouses, Stock exchanges

Club life of London, with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee-houses and taverns of the metropolis during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries

4,358 4.4K

Jan 26, 2007 01/07

by Timbs, John, 1801-1875

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26
Topics: Literary landmarks -- England London, London (England) -- Clubs, London (England) -- Hotels,...

Club life of London, with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee-houses and taverns of the metropolis during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries

3,357 3.4K

Jan 26, 2007 01/07

by Timbs, John, 1801-1875

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26
Topics: Literary landmarks -- England London, London (England) -- Clubs, London (England) -- Hotels,...

Cornell University Library

28 28

Coffee : a dark history

Jan 22, 2022 01/22

by Wild, Antony, 1955-

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xi, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm
Topics: Coffee -- History, Coffee industry -- History, Coffee, Coffee industry

6,147 6.1K

Clubs and club life in London; with anecdotes of its famous coffee houses, hostelries, and taverns, from the seventeenth century to the present time

Nov 12, 2009 11/09

by Timbs, John, 1801-1875

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The Victorian Collection

1,077 1.1K

Club life of London : with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee-houses and taverns of the metropolis during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries

Dec 2, 2011 12/11

by Timbs, John, 1801-1875; Timbs, John, 1801-1875. Clubs and club life in London

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Listed as first edition
Topics: Clubs, Hotels, traverns, etc, Bars (Drinking establishments), Literary landmarks

The Victorian Collection

1,850 1.9K

Club life of London : with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee-houses and taverns of the metropolis during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries

Dec 2, 2011 12/11

by Timbs, John, 1801-1875; Timbs, John, 1801-1875. Clubs and club life in London

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Listed as first edition
Topics: Clubs, Hotels, traverns, etc, Bars (Drinking establishments), Literary landmarks

Public Library of India

36 36

Club life of London: with anecdotes of the clubs, coffee houses, and taverns of the metropolis, during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries

Mar 2, 2021 03/21

by Timbs, John

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Topics: England--London:Manners and customs, Literary landmarks, MinistryOfCulture

Clubs and club life in London : with anecdotes of its famous coffee houses, hostelries, and taverns, from the seventeenth century to the present time

3,547 3.5K

Jul 28, 2010 07/10

by Timbs, John, 1801-1875

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32 pages of advertising are in back
Topic: Literary landmarks

The early history of coffee houses in England; with some account of the first use of coffee and a bibliography of the subject

3,624 3.6K

Mar 21, 2013 03/13

by Robinson, Edward Forbes

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26
Topic: Coffeehouses

Islam in Britain, 1558-1685

15 15

Feb 21, 2022 02/22

by Matar, N. I. (Nabil I.), 1949- author

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xi, 226 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: Islam -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century, Islam -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th...

The Library of Congress

692 692

Bohemia in London

Oct 15, 2009 10/09

by Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967

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Introductory chapter.--An arrival in Bohemia.--Old and new Chelsea.--A Chelsea evening.--In the studios.--The country in Bohemia.--Old and new Soho.--Coffee-houses about Soho.--The bookshops of Bohemia.--Old and new Fleet street.--Some newspapers and magazines.--Ways and means.--Talking, drinking and smoking.--Old and new Hampstead.--A wedding in Bohemia.--A novelist.--A painter.--A gipsy poet.--Conclusion
Topic: London (England) -- Social life and customs

The City of London : a history

79 79

Nov 16, 2018 11/18

by Borer, Mary Cathcart, 1906-1994

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324 pages, [25] pages of plates : 24 cm
Topics: Finance -- England -- London -- History, Commerce, Finance, London (England) -- Commerce --...

Wellcome Library

737 737

The picture of London, for 1810; being a correct guide to all the curiosities, amusements, exhibitions, public establishments, and remarkable objects, in and near London

Aug 25, 2015 08/15

by Feltham, John. n 87942431

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"Index"--P.[445]-456
Topic: London (England)

US National Library of Medicine

1,561 1.6K

Bohemia in London

Sep 12, 2007 09/07

by Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967

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416 416

The natural history of coffee, chocolate, thee, tobacco, in four several sections : with a tract of elder and juniper-berries, shewing how useful they may be in our coffee-houses ; and also the way of making mum, with some remarks upon that liquor

Apr 25, 2016 04/16

by Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723

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Sometimes attributed to John Chamberlayne, however his birth date of 1666 makes this attribution questionable. Cf. Arents
Topics: Coffee, Tea, Cacao, Tobacco, Sambucus, Juniperus

The London treasury : a collection of cultural and historical insights into a great city

11 11

Sep 16, 2021 09/21

by Hawksley, Lucinda, author

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160 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: Historic buildings -- England -- London, Antiquities, Historic buildings, Manners and customs,...

Project Gutenberg

152 152

Club Life of London, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Jul 29, 2018 07/18

by John Timbs

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Book from Project Gutenberg: Club Life of London, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Topics: Clubs -- England -- London, London (England) -- Social life and customs, Literary landmarks --...
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41146

Project Gutenberg

113 113

Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Jul 29, 2018 07/18

by John Timbs

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Book from Project Gutenberg: Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Topics: Clubs -- England -- London, DA, London (England) -- Social life and customs, Literary landmarks --...
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41516

Wellcome Library

147 147

The natural history of coffee, thee, chocolate, tobacco : in four several sections; with a tract of elder and juniper-berries, shewing how useful they may be in our coffee-houses: and also the way of making mum, with some remarks upon that liquor

Jun 25, 2018 06/18

eye 147

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36 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (4to)
Topics: Tea -- Early works to 1800, Chocolate, Beer, Coffee, Chocolate, Tea

American Libraries

385 385

The humours of whist. A dramatic satire, as acted every day at White's and other coffee-houses and assemblies

Mar 9, 2009 03/09

eye 385

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topic: Whist
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=ow11EdPLRwkC&oe=UTF-8

Inns and taverns of old London : setting forth the historical and literary associations of those ancient hostelries, together with an account of the most notable coffee-houses, clubs, and pleasure gardens of the British metropolis

1,715 1.7K

Aug 1, 2008 08/08

by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)

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x, 366 p. : 21 cm
Topic: London (England) -- Hotels, taverns, etc

Queen's University Library

260 260

The managers pro and con, or, An account of what is said at Child's and Tom's coffee-houses for and against Dr. Sacheverell

Aug 30, 2012 08/12

by St. Leger, John, Sir; Sacheverell, Henry, 1674-1724. Perils of false brethren; Collins, Anthony, 1676-1729

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Appendix (p. 42-8) comprises: State tracts, vol. 1, p. 539-40--Reflections on a late pamphlet entitled Priestcraft in perfection
Topics: Sacheverell, Henry, 1674-1724, Divine right of kings

Getty Research Institute

927 927

Tradesmen's tokens, current in London and its vicinity between the years 1648 and 1672

Mar 16, 2016 03/16

by Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873

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"Many of the tokens comprised in the following list were issued by the keepers of coffee-houses and taverns"--Pref
Topics: Tokens, Hotels

Boston Public Library

833 833

Feb 10, 2012 02/12

by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles); McManus, Blanche, b. 1869, binding designer

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Original navy blue publisher's cloth; pictorial cover stamped in gold and color; binding designed by Blanche McManus
Topics: Publishers' bindings, Hotels

Cornell University Library

687 687

Inns and taverns of old London, setting forth the historical and literary associations of those ancient hostelries, together with an account of the most notable coffee-houses, clubs, and pleasure gardens of the British metropolis

Oct 18, 2009 10/09

by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)

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Tradesmen's tokens current in London and its vicinity between the years 1648 and 1672. Described from the originals in the British museum, and in several private collections

8,971 9.0K

May 8, 2007 05/07

by Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873

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2 p. L., viii, [v]-viii, 257 p. 22 cm
Topics: Tokens -- England London, Taverns (Inns) -- England

The London cookbook : recipes from the restaurants, cafes, and hole-in-the-wall gems of a modern city

9 9.0

Oct 7, 2021 10/21

by Crapanzano, Aleksandra, author

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xxvii, 289 pages : 26 cm
Topics: Cooking, English, Cooking -- England -- London, Restaurants -- England -- London

American Libraries

2,948 2.9K

Tradesmen's tokens current in London and its vicinity between the years 1648 and 1672. Described from the originals in the British museum, and in several private collections

Aug 10, 2008 08/08

by Akerman, John Yonge, 1806-1873

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: Tokens, Hotels
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=YAEfAAAAMAAJ&oe=UTF-8

People of the Abyss, The by LONDON, Jack

11 11

20 - Chapter Twenty - Coffee-Houses and Doss-Houses

Apr 17, 2019 04/19

by LibriVox

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Wellcome Library

103 103

Anno regni Georgii III ... vicesimo quarto

Jul 26, 2018 07/18

by Great Britain

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93 pages ; (8vo)
Topic: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

1913 : the world before the Great War

133 133

Jan 3, 2020 01/20

by Emmerson, Charles

eye 133

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xiv, 528 pages : 24 cm
Topics: History, Modern -- 20th century, History, Modern

The spider's web ; and, Zipper and his father

28 28

Dec 3, 2020 12/20

by Roth, Joseph, 1894-1939

eye 28

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245 pages ; 20 cm
Topic: Fiction in German Austrian writers, 1900-1945 - English texts

The Soanes at home : domestic life at Lincoln's Inn Fields

16 16

Mar 19, 2022 03/22

by Palmer, Susan, 1956-

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83, [3] pages : 27 cm
Topics: Soane, John, 1753-1837, Soane family, Soane, John, 1753-1837 -- Homes and haunts, Soane family --...

American Libraries

499 499

An account of the Fire Insurance companies ... in Great Britain and Ireland during the 17. and 18. centuries including the Sun Fire Office: also of C. Povey ..

Apr 20, 2008 04/08

by Relton, Francis Boyer

eye 499

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Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Topics: fire, office, insurance, insured, povey, sun, loss, persons, company, houses, fire office, sun...
Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=sPAdAAAAMAAJ&oe=UTF-8

The Victorian Collection

327 327

The pleasure paths of travel

Nov 17, 2011 11/11

by Fox, Edward, 1829?-1862

eye 327

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Publisher's advertisement: p. 1-24 at end
Topic: Europe -- Description and travel

18 18

A dead man in Istanbul

Sep 14, 2020 09/20

by Pearce, Michael, 1933-

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208 pages ; 22 cm
Topics: Great Britain. Foreign Office -- Officials and employees -- Fiction, Great Britain. Foreign Office,...

6 6.0

A murder of magpies

Jan 29, 2021 01/21

by Flanders, Judith, author

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pages cm

5 5.0

Writer's block

Nov 14, 2020 11/20

by Flanders, Judith, author

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pages cm
Topics: Publishers and publishing -- Fiction, Publishers and publishing

The Royal Society for the Arts

9 9.0

Budapest

Nov 24, 2020 11/20

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256 pages : 20 cm
Topics: Budapest (Hungary) -- Guidebooks, Hungary -- Guidebooks

78 78

The Playful Origin of Ideas with Steven Johnson

Oct 6, 2018 10/18

by theRSA.org

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Steven Johnson finds that throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. He tracks the history of ideas with the birth of coffee houses, and their role in shaping our world. Watch Steven Johnson, international bestselling author, in our latest RSA Spotlight - the edits which take you straight to the heart of the event! Loved this snippet? Watch the full edit here: https://youtu.be/ReHhAd6vEfE Subscribe to our...
Topics: The RSA, Great Britain, London, Youtube, where do ideas come from, british enlighenment, american...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

20,941 21K

The architecture of A. Palladio, in four books : containing, a short treatise of the five orders, and the most necessary observations concerning all sorts of building : as also the different construction of private and publick houses, high-ways, bridges, market-places, xystes, and temples, with their plans, sections, and uprights : to which are added several notes and observations made by Inigo Jones, never printed before

Dec 4, 2012 12/12

by Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580; Leoni, Giacomo, ca. 1686-1746; Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652; Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903, donor. DSI; Dubois, Nicholas, ca. 1665-1735

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statement of responsibility: revis'd, design'd, and publish'd by Giacomo Leoni ... ; translated from the Italian original
Topic: Architecture